AA Financial Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

AA Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 12.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,974 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 676 shares during the quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Evernest Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $308,000 after acquiring an additional 422 shares in the last quarter. Heritage Financial Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 26.4% in the fourth quarter. Heritage Financial Services LLC now owns 20,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $987,000 after purchasing an additional 4,314 shares during the period. Sonora Investment Management Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 94.9% in the fourth quarter. Sonora Investment Management Group LLC now owns 9,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,000 after purchasing an additional 4,522 shares during the period. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,774,000. Finally, Fifth Third Securities Inc. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 177,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,501,000 after purchasing an additional 5,950 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of VEA stock opened at $50.42 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.26. The company has a market cap of $132.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $46.72 and a 12-month high of $53.40.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

The Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VEA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US. VEA was launched on Jul 20, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.